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Right foot forward | 10-minute read
To hope the Ram mandir will blow away all Opposition would be wishful thinking.
The Congress' enthusiasm over Pathak suggests the party is not serious about voters' issues and is instead playing childish personality games.
These voters are sitting on the fence.
The RSS chief has made it clear that it is Hindutva and polarisation of voters alone which can bring BJP back to power.
The BJP would do well to not rely on Lord Ram alone for the General Election.
The campaign is centered around Modi versus Rahul. The Opposition is being drawn into this helplessly. It is an unequal battle.
Shivpal Yadav's announcement of a new party may harm not just Samajwadi Party, but also the prospects of a grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh.
With a Gandhi to his surname, the Congress president has the privilege of issuing a clean chit for himself.
It is likely that she will wait till results are out to stake claim to the prime minister's chair.
The Congress president has stopped being defensive, making aggressive attacks on the Narendra Modi government, calling it a regime working only for the rich.
